Frame for wall-openings.



u. M KELLY.

FRAME FOR WALL BPENINGS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15' I916.

Patentgd Sept. 5, 3916.

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DANIEL III. KELLY, OF CAIRO, ILLINOIS.

FRAME FOR WALL-UEENING$ Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, rare.

Application filed May 15, 1916. Serial No. 917,527.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that It, DANIEL M. KELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in .Frames for Fall-Openings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in theart to whichit appertains to make and use the same, to the accompanying drawing-storming a part of this specification.

This invention relates generally to wooden building structures, and more specifically to improvements in the construction of frames for wall openings, such as doorframes, sash-frames, and the like In the common construction of such head are employed to finish the opening, and upon the jamb and head is mounted or formed a. continuous stop against as the door, rests when in closed position.

In present practice, the lumber which is designed for use in this situation is suitably formed at mills and sold in various lengths, the stop strip being either separate from the jamb strips, or formed as an integralloead In shaping the material for a frame, it is 'gnecessary' to gain or slot out portions of the stop or jamb to accommodate the head pieces, and in assembling the parts considerable care must be exercised to insure their being properly centered and squared with one another. i

It is the purpose of my invention to produce a construction in which the gaining of the material 15 obv1ated.-and the proper centering and squaring of the members of the structure require but little eiiort.

' A. correlative object of theinvention is to provide a form of material for frames which may be universally employed in either outside or inside frames; which lends itself, with but slight and simple alteration, to

which requires lout'v a minimum amount of cutting in forming a frame. 1

A further object is to provide afo rm of frame material which maybe easily handled,

' and which maybe packaged in such shape reference being had which the wall closure, such as to protect it from injury and preserve it against warping while in shipment or storage.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a form of frame material for the use indicated, which contains certain fea: tures of adj'ustability whereby it is adaptable to frames of different width, without necessitating dressing down or special forming of the material.

.Other and further objects of my invention will'be ohvious, or pointedout hereinafter. in the accompanying drawings, I show a structure which is illustrative of my invention,

Figure *1 is a perspective view of a side piece, adapted for inside door frame construction. Fig. 2- is a perspective View of a side piece adapted for an outside door frame. Fig; 3 is a perspective illustrating a head piece. manner in which the head and side pieces are assembled. Fig. 5 is an elevation of an outside jamb construction illustrating theinanner in which the sill is inserted. Fig. 6 is a detail illustrating the cross section of the piece illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detail illustrating the cross section of the piece shown in Fig. '2, together with associated frame parts. Fig. 8 is a perspective illuswhich the jalnh strip is arranged for adjustment in width. Fig. 9 is a perspective illus-.

- trating a head piece of similar construction.

Fig. 10 is a cross section of either-of said members showing the piece at its minimum width adjustment. Fig. 11 is a cross section of a jamb piece illustrating its disposal iii the casing andshowing it in an adjusted position to provide greater width.

As shown. in the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the jan'ib member, which is a dressed strip of proper dimensionsshaped on its opposite sides to provide similar grooves 9.. Arranged to fit snugly, but slidahly, in either of these grooves is a stop strip at, the same being of suiiicient thickness to extend the desired distance beyond the face of the janib 1 to form the stop. The head strip 5 is preferably of cross section similar to the jamb strip, and associated with it is the Fig. 4 1s a detail illustrating the- .trating a modified form of the invention in i ion tion. It is well known, of course, that in different buildings in which .my improved form of material is designed to be used, the walls are of varying thicknesses, necessitating the jamb and head members adjustable as to width in the following manner, as will be understood by reference to Figs. 8 to 11 inclusive. A jamb member, instead of being iprmed of an integral strip, is formed of two strips, 1 and 1". These strips are. held together and in proper alinement by means of dowels 9, which permits the strips being spaced apart to difii'erent distances, or permits their being abetted against each other. The longitudinal groove 2 is provided in'one of'the. strips, as the strip 1 contiguous to the associated strip, the inner edge of the associated strip, as 1 forming one wall of the groove. In this groove the stop member etis arranged to slide. This stop member has a laterally projecting portion which is adapted to overlap and rest against the face of the strip 1. In adapting the jamb member to the thickness of the wall opening, the strips 1 and 1 are adjusted to the proper distance apart, the stop member 4 is adjusted to the proper height, and the members secured in these relative positions by the brads B or similar means which will secure the stop strip to a the j amb strips. I

The .head member is formed in fashion similar to the jamb members, beingmade up of the longitudinal relatively adjustable strips 5 and 5 and the adjustable head stop strip 6. The strips 5 and 5 are secured together by dowels in the fashion above described, and are secured in their proper adjusted positions by securing means seated in the stop strip 6*. In assembling the head with the jamb members, the ends of the stop strip 6 are left protruding the proper distance to register in the groove 2, the extremity of the stop'strip being notched to the proper width to register in the groove 2*, and the parts placed together in the manner above described with reference to the forms illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. When the frame is placedin the wall opening, it may be suitably se cured as by the nails 10 which secure the component strips of the jamb and head to the wall framing members, as the member 11. It will be observed that by the use of this construction, a great deal of labor is eliminated, not only in the gaining or mortising of the frame members as hereinbefc e referred to, but also by obviating the ice cessity of trimming the. frame members to the proper width. 'Furthermore, in this modified form, the members may be as sembled with expediency, by virtue ofthe centering and squaring function incident to the interengagement of the head and jamb members in the manner described. I

Material of the form described may be shaped completely at the mill, leaving only the very simple operation of cutting off the ends of the pieces to be performed by the joiner or carpenter. Material so" shaped may be sold as stock forms in suitable lengths, which may be crated together in convenient shape for handling and stor age. When so crated the pieces will be protected from injury, and preserved from warping. V I

While I have shown herein different forms as illustrative of my invention, 1 am aware that it may beembodied in various forms other than those shown Without de parting from the scope of the following claims.

Whatl claim is:

1. A frame for wall openings comprising sitioned by said grooves, and a head mem- 9Q jamb members provided with longitudinalgrooves, stop members engageable in and pober having terminal projections adapted to register in said grooves at any available point throughout the length ot the amb members.

2. A. structure of the sort described comprising jamb members formed with outwardly opening grooves, stop members engageable in and positioned by said grooves, a head member adapted to abut the jamb mounted on the head member and of proper dimension to register in said grooves.

3. A knock down frame for wall openings including a j amb member formed with a continuous longitudinal groove. a head member adjustable longitudinally of the jamb member and having a terminal por-- tion adapted to'register in said groove to center the members, a stop member engageable in the groove in different relative longitudinal positions to form an abutment for the wall closure and a support for the head member, and means for? securing all of said members in assembled. relationship.

4. A frame'for wall openings including a. jamb member provided with a longitudinal groove, a jamb stop member seated in said groove, a head member abutting the jamb member, and a stop member mounted on the head member and having'its extremity resting upon the extremity of the jamb al s'gj stop members engageable in said. grooves at members, and a, stop member movably di -Grant posit-ions iengitudinally of th@ 3 amb members a head member Emrme for coiiperw "$1011 with the jmnb members, a head stop member separably affixed to the head member and having its extremities formed t0 regisier in the grooves; in the jamb members, said head member mcmdmg portlons :cor

positiening the head stop mem oer to pre serve the aiinement thereof, and means for suuring all Of said members in assembled 1? relationship. In "testimony whereuf I hereunte a-fiix my fignaium this 10th day of May, 1916.

, DANIEL M. KELLY 

